Michael Voelkel
Lead Software Developer at PokerRanger
Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Voelkel is a Lead Software Developer and entrepreneur with a decade of experience building and scaling backend systems, currently leading engineering at ColorDigital GmbH while still running his long-standing startup PokerRanger. He has progressed from software engineering roles at SAP through academic research and cloud solution architecture at the University of Cologne to technical leadership and SaaS transformation work as Tech Lead Manager at FileWave. Comfortable across C++, Python/Django and backend architecture, he has led teams of 11+ engineers, introduced scaled Agile practices (SAFe), and driven on-prem to SaaS migrations. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management and Mathematical Optimization, which he applies to pragmatic systems design and requirements engineering. Known for blending rigorous research instincts with hands-on delivery, he often tackles thorny engineering-organizational problems that require both technical depth and process change. Based in Olpe, Germany, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a proven track record of turning complex, research-driven ideas into production-grade software.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Supply Chain Management / Mathematical Optimization, Ph.D., Supply Chain Management / Mathematical Optimization at University of CologneBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Information Systems at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University
German, English
Github Skills (200)
displays10
cpp10
utm10
php10
test-results10
docker-compose10
jailbreak10
collapsible10
qt10
adaptor10
laravel10
golang10
docking10
docker10
docker-image10
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
MichaelVoelkel/qt-collapsible-section
Oct 2016 - Jan 2022
Basic collapsible section for QT
Contributions:1 review, 11 commits, 4 PRs in 5 years 3 months
qmlqt5collapsible
MichaelVoelkel/ChartJs2QML
Feb 2020 - Aug 2021
QML adaptor for Chart.js 2.x that supports startup animations and tooltips
Contributions:12 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
qmlchart2-xadaptortooltips
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